Carte Goodwin

Carte Goodwin (27 February 1974-) was a US Senator from West Virginia (D) from 16 July to 15 November 2010, succeeding Robert Byrd and preceding Joe Manchin.

Biography
Carte Goodwin was born in Mount Alto, West Virginia in 1974, and he worked as a lawyer before working on Joe Manchin's 2004 gubernatorial campaign. From 2005 to 2009, he served as Governor Manchin's chief counsel, and, in 2010, Manchin appointed Goodwin to fill the state's vacant US Senate seat following Robert Byrd's death. Goodwin's term expired in November, when Manchin was sworn in.